Ars Brevis

Foreword

ARS BREVISThe
abridged version of Ars Generalis Ultima

"God,
with your grace, wisdom and love, here begins the abridged Art, which is
an image of the General Art."And the
General Art begins thus:"God,
with your supreme perfection, here begins the General Art."

We wrote
Ars Brevis to facilitate the understanding of Ars Magna. Once Ars Brevis
is understood, Ars Magna as well as other Arts become easy to know and
learn.The subject of this Art consists
in answering all questions, on the condition that the meanings of the terms
are known.This
book is divided into the same thirteen parts as Ars Magna:
1. the alphabet
2. the figures 3. the definitions 4. the rules 5. the table 6. evacuating figure three 7. multiplying figure four 8. the mixture of principles
and rules 9. the nine subjects 10. applying this Art 11. questions 12. how to learn this Art 13. how to teach it